Ringing Bells starts to deliver Freedom 251 smartphones

NEW DELHI: Ringing Bells ​has start​ed to deliver ​around 65000 units of Freedom 251​ ​smartphone out of the 2,00,000 units it ​has ​promised. The company started off with the delivery of 5000 smartphones a fortnight ago.

The process is cash on delivery where customers will pay only after they receive the desired unit, touted to be the cheapest smartphone in the world. The Freedom 251 phone had received registrations of around 7.5 crores but the company said that it would only be able to deliver 2.5 lakh phones.

At the launch event of Ringing Bells’ LED TV, the company’s CEO Mohit Goel was non-commital on the deliveries of the 2 lakh units, saying they will be delivered later to customers chosen through a lucky draw."We started the process of lottery few days back, and now are dispatching the units to the people. We are elated with the response that we have got for the delivered units," said the spokesperson of Ringing Bells.

With the delivery of current 65,000 units the overall delivery of Freedom 251 will now stand at 70,000 units across India.

​Little-known Ringing Bells began selling the handset, Freedom251, via its website in February. But the launch of the smartphone, touted to be the world's cheapest, swirled into controversy, with some calling it a ponzy scheme. ​The company denied the claims.

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